Short Bio
Full Bio on request
Donna has been teaching dance since 1976. Her knowledge of Ballet, Tap, Jazz, Lyric, Broadway Theater, Ballroom and Marital Arts has greatly influenced her Hustle & West Coast dancing with an athletic elegant style.
Donna Competed in Ballroom for 8 years and has many amateur and professional titles in Hustle, American & International Ballroom including USBC American Rhythm Champion.
Donna went on to choreograph for dance tours to China, Italy, Florida, Hershey Park, Carnegie Hall (“Cole Porter’s 100th Birthday Celebration” and “An invitation to Dance” with the NY Pops Orchestra). You can also see her on Cable TV “Touch Dancing” with Alfonzo.
Currently Donna resides on Long Island NY where she teaches dance and runs monthly Hustle, West Coast Swing and Ballrooms dances under the name “The DancXchange” and “Workin the Westie” in Suffolk and Nassau counties.
Since 1993 Donna has been the Ballroom Entertainment Director and agent for the “Stardust Dance Weekends” and Stardust Cruises.
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Dance Events, Weekends & Destinations
DancXchange Ballroom Dance
Workin the Westie
Locations
Huntington Moose Lodge, 631 Pulaski Rd , Greenlawn NY & Sons of Italy 2075 Deer Park Ave, Deer Park NY
West Coast Swing Event with workshops Level 1 & Level 2 : 1 1/2 hr workshop: 7:30pm-9:00pm & Dance 9:00pm-11:30pm.
Pricing: $22.00 Workshop only, $12.00 Dance only, $27.00 for both. Dance is a mix of WCS, Hustle & Country
Future Dates:
June 28th: Sons of Italy,
July 26th: Guest Instructor John Lindo, Huntington Moose Lodge, NO DANCE in August
DancXchange Club Night
Sons of Italy, 2075 Deer Park Ave, Deer Park NY
Latin, Hustle, West Coast Swing & Country Two step, some smooth.
Free Hustle lesson 6:30pm-7:15pm,
Dance 7:15pm- 10:30pm. Cash Bar, tables for seating, Snacks, fruit bowl, cheese crackers & dessert
$20.00
Future Dates: starting in August moving to 1st & 2nd Sunday of the month
July 28th, August 4th , September 8th, October 6th, November 10th , December 1st
Stardust Dance Weekends
Weekend Getaways: Friday -Sunday
New Location: Villa Roma Resort starting in 2019
Rates starting at $375.00 pp includes:
Lodging, 7 meals, 2 Cocktail parties/open bar/wine,champagne, over 50 workshops, Entertainment nightly, Dancing in 4 venues, Top Nite club shows each evening.
www.stardustdance.com please mention Donna DeSimone when registering.
November 16th-18th 2018
2019 Dates at NEW LOCATION
Villa Roma Resort: 356 Villa Roma Road, Callicoon NY 12723
September 13th-15th 2019 &
November 22nd-24th
Stardust Dance Cruise XVII
February 4th- February 14th 2020
Costa Luminosa: 10 nights, departs from Ft Lauderdale Florida
Itinerary
Naussau Bahamas, Amber Cove,, Ocho Rios Jamacia, Dominican Republic, Grand Cayman Island, Mahogany Bay, Roatan Cozumel Mexico
Mention Donna DeSimone when booking your reservation
845 794-4982
Stardust Destination Cruise III
Stardust 2020 Destination Cruise
September 4th-13th 2020
8 Days /7 Night Cruise & 3 Day /2 Night Land .
Departure Port: Barcelona, Spain
Itinerary: Barcelona, Marseille, Savona, Napoli, Palermo, Ibiza
Land Destination: 3 Days/2 nights in Barcelona, Spain
email us: info@stardustdance.com
For complete brochures on all events
call 800 537-2797 , Outside the US & Canada
845-794-4707
more info to come